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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing took pole position for the 86th Le Mans 24 Hours and locked out the front row as qualifying for the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) concluded at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Thursday night.

Le Mans

VILLORBA CORSE WORKING HARD FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS WARMUP

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

During the second qualifying session of the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, because of a technical problem, the #47 Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara P217 went off the track and the car sustained huge damages.

Le Mans

PORSCHE LOCKS OUT THE FIRST ROW AT THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST LONGDISTANCE RACE

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Two Porsche 911 RSR racers take up the 86th edition of the Le Mans long-distance classic from the first grid row. At the wheel of the #91 vehicle, Gianmaria Bruni had already set the quickest time during the first qualifying session on Wednesday, which no team could beat in the final qualifying day.

Le Mans

ASTON MARTIN RACING POISED FOR 24 HOURS OF LE MANSCHALLENGE

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Aston Martin Racing’s latest FIA World Endurance Championship challenger – the Vantage GTE – stands poised to make its competitive debut in the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this upcoming Saturday.

Le Mans

JMW/WEATHERTECH FERRARI TO START LE MANS NINTH

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

The JMW/WeatherTech Ferrari team will start the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from ninth in the LM GTE AM category..

Le Mans

THE FERRARI OF PIER GUIDI-CALADO-SERRA TO START FROM SECONDAT LE MANS

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

The Ferrari crews in the GTE-Pro class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will start on the second, fifth and eighth rows.

Le Mans

BMW M8 GTE TO START THE LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE FROM 12th and13th

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

The grid order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) is now set; after three qualifying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, the two BMW M8 GTEs are starting their first races at the legendary “Circuit de la Sarthe” from 12th and 13th positions in the GTE Pro class..

Le Mans

ALL FOUR FORD GTS QUALIFY IN TOP 11 FOR LE MANS 24HOURS

June 15, 2018 RNW Staff

All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs qualified in the top 11 of the strong 17-car GTE Pro field for the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

SPORTSCAR

POLE FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN DETROIT

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Friday afternoon on the streets of Belle Isle, Bryan Sellers and the No. 48 TOTAL Lubricants/UIS Lamborghini Huracán GT3 clinched the pole position for Saturday’s Chevrolet SportsCar Classic on Belle Isle. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class points leader set a new track record, setting a 0.448 second gap over the next competitor. In […]

SPORTSCAR

PIPO DERANI SECURES POLE POSITION AT DETROIT FOR ESM

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Following two challenging practice sessions at the Grand Prix of Detroit, Tequila Patrón ESM secured the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge overall pole position Saturday on Belle Isle. The No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi, driven by Pipo Derani set a fast lap time of 1:22.273, winning the top qualifying position by seven tenths of a second […]

SPORTSCAR

NUGARA DOES THE DOUBLE IN PHILLIP ISLAND THRILLER

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Rio Nugara has won both CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series races at Phillip Island following a thrilling finale to Race 2. A stunning performance in the opening race of the day saw the EAT Furniture Audi R8 LMS Ultra race home more than seven seconds clear of Nick Kelly in the Industrie Audi R8 LMS […]

SPORTSCAR

KARIM OJJEH SCORES MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB WIN AT PAUL RICARD

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Boutsen Ginion’s Karim Ojjeh (#2 BMW M6 GT3) dominated the Paul Ricard Main Race to take home his first ever Blancpain GT Sports Club victory, as Klaus Dieter Frers (#3 Artega Rennsport Ferrari 488 GT3) capped-off a perfect round with another Iron Cup victory. Completing the overall podium was Qualifying Race-winner Luigi Lucchini (#7 BMS […]

SPORTSCAR

ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT AT SUZUKA

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

The SUZUKA 300km – FAN FESTIVAL – race, Round 3 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5,807 m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on May 20. In the GT500 class race, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa went from […]

SPORTSCAR

ALTOE AND ZAMPIERI SCORE A LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SPRINT VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

Giacomo Altoè, age 17 and new member of the Young Drivers Program of Lamborghini Squadra Corse, has taken his second victory and the first of the season conquered together with Daniel Zampieri. This was the verdict of Race 2 at Silverstone, which hosted the second round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. Thanks to this […]

SPORTSCAR

R-MOTORSPORT AND ASTON MARTIN COMPLETE DOMINANT BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

The #76 R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage scored a dominant victory from pole position in today’s Blancpain GT Series race at Silverstone. The trio of Matthieu Vaxiviere, Jake Dennis and Nicki Thiim won by almost 11 seconds to comfortably secure a first overall victory for the British marque since 2013, when they triumphed at the […]

SPORTSCAR

FAULTY WHEEL NUT STOPS GT3 JAGUAR ON WAY TO VICTORY AT HOME RACE AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

Emil Frey Jaguar Racing confirmed the GT3 Jaguar´s performance at the second race of the season. Almost one month after taken victory in the Silver Cup at the opening round at Monza, the Jaguar team lead the Silver Cup once again until shortly before the end of the race, having to retire the GT3 Jaguar […]

Endurance

AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OFSEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 20, 2018 David Martin

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports finished 11th at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this past weekend. The new team showed promising speed despite multiple trips to the garage during their second race of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.